01513nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001200118653001200130653001500142653002000157100003300177700003300210700003800243700002700281245004400308300001000352490000700362520088600369022001401255020001401269       2009                            d  c01/2009bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aAnxiety10aobesity10aoverweight10abody mass index1 aBlanca Miriam Torres-Mendoza1 aNorberto Valdivia-Hernández1 aMaría Elena Flores-Villavicencio1 aEduardo Vázquez-Valls00aAssociation between anxiety and obesity  a39-470 v153 aObesity is the result of a combination of factors that change body mass and that are associated with anxiety psychopathology. Method: Cross-sectional design, including 329 participants, between 25 and 40 years of age. Body Mass Index (BMI) and anxiety were assessed using the Hamilton Scale (1959). The association was carried out estimating odds ratio [OR]; 95% confidence interval [CI]). Results: Distribution of BMI was 131 obese, 109 overweight and 88 normal. Obese participants presented the following levels of anxiety: 35.1% mild (OR 0.82; CI 95% 0.35-1.93), 45.8% moderate (OR 3.32; CI 95% 1.28-8.71, p < .001) and 6.1% severe (OR 1.13; CI 95% 0.19-8.56). Conclusion: There is a curvilinear relationship between obesity and anxiety, with a higher risk when anxiety levels are moderate. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)  a1134-7937  a2174-0437